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Grade 15 Titanium vs. C24000 Brass

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 titanium and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
27
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 81.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2